By: Andrew Hatfield
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – North Carolinian Josh Stepp (Hendersonville, North Carolina) leads the pack after the opening round of the Boot Barn PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Youngstown.
Paired with Grey Goose (LH Cattle Co.) in the opening round, the duo rocketed out of the gate in sync for 85 points.
In search of his first career PBR victory, Stepp heads to Round 2 with 28 more points in the Velocity Global standings.
Right on his spurs after Round 1 are Jesse Petri (Dublin, Texas) and Dawson Branton (Jefferson, Oregon).
Looking to punch his ticket back to the premier series, the soft-spoken Petri roared out of the gate on Kephart’s Soloman (G&H Cattle) for 84.5 points.
In the final out of the evening, Branton matched the Texan by covering Grayson (J Bar W) for 84.5 points of his own.
The duo garnered 17.5 Velocity Global points for their respective efforts.
The first qualified ride of the evening belonged to Brandon Chambers (Newport, North Carolina), who finished fourth.
After the bulls dominated the first section, the North Carolinian finally broke the shutout for 83 points on Red Bull (Sho-Me Rodeo/Burkman).
He returns to the Covelli Centre tomorrow with 16 more Velocity Global points.
Rounding out the evening’s qualified rides was Joao Paulo Fernandes (Hidrolina, Brazil).
Locked in a chute with Crazed Addiction (Cornwell Bucking Bulls), the Brazilian roared out of the gates and hung on for the 8 for 81.5 points.
He left the arena with 15 Velocity Global points.
Velocity Global points contribute to the Velocity Global Standings and determine which new riders are added to the elite Unleash The Beast throughout the season. The Top 3 Velocity Global riders who have not already qualified are also invited to the PBR World Finals in May.
The Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour action in Youngstown concludes tomorrow, Saturday, February 17, with Round 2 and the championship round beginning at 7 p.m. EST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity TourBoot Barn PBR YoungstownCovelli Centre – Youngstown, OhioEvent Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)1. Josh Stepp, 85-0-0-85.00-28 Points.2. Dawson Branton, 84.5-0-0-84.50-17.5 Points.(tie). Jesse Petri, 84.5-0-0-84.50-17.5 Points.4. Brandon Chambers, 83-0-0-83.00-16 Points.5. João Paulo Fernandes, 81.5-0-0-81.50-15 Points.Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0.00Hunter Ball, 0-0-0-0.00Cody McCandless, 0-0-0-0.00Tyler Manor, 0-0-0-0.00Dustin Herman, 0-0-0-0.00Justin Ethridge, 0-0-0-0.00Dylan Smith, 0-0-0-0.00Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0.00Dustin Martinez, 0-0-0-0.00Ueberson Duarte, 0-0-0-0.00Cameron Delano, 0-0-0-0.00Trace Brown, 0-0-0-0.00Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0.00Jake Goodson, 0-0-0-0.00Tristen Marshall, 0-0-0-0.00Devon Weaver, 0-0-0-0.00Cole Trivette, 0-0-0-0.00Matt Hennelly, 0-0-0-0.00Eli Byler, 0-0-0-0.00Eder Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00Perry Schrock, 0-0-0-0.00Joseph Petersheim, 0-0-0-0.00Brandon Ferguson, 0-0-0-0.00Michael Phillips, 0-0-0-0.00Winston Speicher, 0-0-0-0.00Brylee Smith, 0-0-0-0.00Wyatt Mandel, 0-0-0-0.00Geferson Damascena, 0-0-0-0.00Trace Redd, 0-0-0-0.00Eli Hershberger, 0-0-0-0.00Dakota Johnson, 0-0-0-0.00Douglas da Silva Barreto, 0-0-0-0.00Thomas Tindell, 0-0-0-0.00Kyle Toth, 0-0-0-0.00
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